Local Government

Since its conception, Cisilion has always had close relationships with Local Government. Cisilion put together the original blueprint for project nomad and have implemented Networking, Security and Unified Communication solutions in over 100 councils across the UK. Today we have a dedicated Local Government team who understand the drivers and issues faced in this sector.

Cisco accredited partner for Local Government

Each year Cisilion has to go through a rigorous audit by Cisco to become an official Cisco approved partner for Local Government. We are proud to say that we are now in our 6th year of this program meaning not only can we offer you our experience and expertise, but also the best possible pricing.

Drivers for Local Government

Cisilion have put together a range of solutions to help deliver on many of the key initiatives in Local Government.

Transformation

Governments are under pressure to more efficiently and effectively deliver services that are focused on the needs of the public.. Cisilion believe IT systems are a critical foundation as governments seek to be more connected to the public, business, partner agencies, and other parts of government. Our solutions enable you to:

Increase collaboration with agencies and businesses
Improve services quality and effectiveness
Boost productivity by connecting organizations and businesses with critical information
Promote public safety
Manage costs

Shared Services

Whether sharing infrastructure, information or service delivery, Cisilion can help you build shared services in network design and management. These may include:

Creating converged, unified networks for data, voice and video
Consolidating resources and providing access to critical information
Delivering reliable high-quality public services

Empowered the Government Workforce

Local Government needs to empower its workforce to be more productive and collaborative. This will enable them to effectively deliver service through an employment crisis expected to last through 2010. Cisilion helps councils operate efficiently with a highly distributed workforce, and ensure security and continuity of government. Other benefits include:

Reduce cost of operating branch offices by simplifying management and reducing the equipment installed
Improve communication with the public
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Improving Service Effectiveness

Governments are using technology to accelerate decision making and improve interaction with the public and each other. Cisilion can provide you with:

Ability to innovate new services
Direct access to relevant council staff via preferred channel
Handle peak enquiry times without increasing staff
Joined up services

Green & Sustainability

With the cost of energy, office space and transport soaring the pressure on Local Government to be ‘green’ is huge. Whether taking advantage of technology that reduces your impact on the environment, or letting us help you dispose of equipment correctly Cisilion can help.

Flexible/mobile working

Cisilion solutions help ensure that employees can maintain communication and collaboration regardless of work environment.

On the move access to information and data
Community workers, inspectors, social care
Day extenders and tele-working
Homeshoring

Building consolidation & management systems

As costs for office space increases, the need for them had reduced. Flexible working and centralisation has meant many buildings have been closed while others soak up the excess. Cisilion can assist in these goals through our expertise in: